Using fluorescently-labelled rRNA probes for hierarchical estimation of phytoplankton diversity - A mini-review

Nova Hedwigia

Volumn 79, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 313-320

  Groben, René ^a   John, Uwe ^a   Eller, Gundula ^a   Lange, Martin ^a   Medlin, Linda K ^a  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

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EID: 19944381686     PISSN: 00295035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0029-5035/2004/0079-0313     Document Type: Short Survey

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